2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The adas camera system failed causing multiple warnings and failures including lane departure system, forward collision system, adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assistance.”
“The adas camera system failed causing multiple warnings and failures including lane departure system, forward collision system, adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assistance.”
“The adas camera system failed causing multiple warnings and failures including lane departure system, forward collision system, adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assistance.”
“The forward-facing multipurpose camera unit (adas camera) failed internally while driving, causing the simultaneous deactivation of multiple critical safety systems including collision mitigation braking (cmbs), road departure mitigation, and lane keeping assist (lkas). The failure is indicated by…”
“The forward-facing multipurpose camera unit (adas camera) failed internally while driving, causing the simultaneous deactivation of multiple critical safety systems including collision mitigation braking (cmbs), road departure mitigation, and lane keeping assist (lkas). The failure is indicated by…”
“The forward-facing multipurpose camera unit (adas camera) failed internally while driving, causing the simultaneous deactivation of multiple critical safety systems including collision mitigation braking (cmbs), road departure mitigation, and lane keeping assist (lkas). The failure is indicated by…”
“During a u-turn, when I turned the steering wheel my vehicle suddenly accelerated unexpected. I suspect there may have been a malfunction in the vehicle's electronic control system that caused this sudden unintended acceleration. I did alert honda north america to study the problem. On [xxx],…”
“During a u-turn, when I turned the steering wheel my vehicle suddenly accelerated unexpected. I suspect there may have been a malfunction in the vehicle's electronic control system that caused this sudden unintended acceleration. I did alert honda north america to study the problem. On [xxx],…”
Defect investigations
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.